Gottlieb James Frick was born in Plumfield Illinois in Franklin County on April 18, 1881. When he was 18 years old he worked as a day laborer while living with his uncle Henry Frick in Belleville Illinois. Henry was a tea and coffee merchant and this may have been where Gottlieb learned some of his life skills. Continue reading
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The Pioneer Daughters of Williamson County was organized on October 24, 1935. The primary requirements of the organization were that the applicant be a female who has a pioneer ancestor that arrived in the county before 1840. Continue reading
“Willis Allen was the first resident of Williamson County to become a member of the United States Congress. Continue reading
“The raising of tobacco in Williamson County was vividly described to a representative of the Marion Daily Republican by Robert T. “Doc” Hampton who lives near the Herrin “Y”, between Herrin and Marion. Continue reading